Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 198 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
198 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
889 kg/An
in 1991
All-time low
177 kg/An
in 1995
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024

200400600800196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

In 2024, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Europe stood at 198 kg/An.

The figure is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Europe peaked at 889 kg/An in 1991 and was at its lowest, 177 kg/An, in 1995.

That places Eastern Europe 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 198 kg/An
1962 200 kg/An +1.0%
1963 204 kg/An +2.0%
1964 221 kg/An +8.3%
1965 211 kg/An -4.5%
1966 205 kg/An -2.8%
1967 202 kg/An -1.5%
1968 208 kg/An +3.0%
1969 209 kg/An +0.5%
1970 224 kg/An +7.2%
1971 225 kg/An +0.4%
1972 220 kg/An -2.2%
1973 214 kg/An -2.7%
1974 229 kg/An +7.0%
1975 220 kg/An -3.9%
1976 223 kg/An +1.4%
1977 233 kg/An +4.5%
1978 236 kg/An +1.3%
1979 374 kg/An +58.5%
1980 398 kg/An +6.4%
1981 469 kg/An +17.8%
1982 246 kg/An -47.5%
1983 260 kg/An +5.7%
1984 273 kg/An +5.0%
1985 283 kg/An +3.7%
1986 268 kg/An -5.3%
1987 266 kg/An -0.7%
1988 258 kg/An -3.0%
1989 246 kg/An -4.7%
1990 407 kg/An +65.4%
1991 889 kg/An +118.4%
1992 181 kg/An -79.6%
1993 181 kg/An +0.0%
1994 182 kg/An +0.6%
1995 177 kg/An -2.7%
1996 179 kg/An +1.1%
1997 181 kg/An +1.1%
1998 183 kg/An +1.1%
1999 184 kg/An +0.5%
2000 185 kg/An +0.5%
2001 186 kg/An +0.5%
2002 185 kg/An -0.5%
2003 181 kg/An -2.2%
2004 185 kg/An +2.2%
2005 189 kg/An +2.2%
2006 195 kg/An +3.2%
2007 182 kg/An -6.7%
2008 193 kg/An +6.0%
2009 203 kg/An +5.2%
2010 194 kg/An -4.4%
2011 201 kg/An +3.6%
2012 202 kg/An +0.5%
2013 201 kg/An -0.5%
2014 195 kg/An -3.0%
2015 204 kg/An +4.6%
2016 198 kg/An -2.9%
2017 179 kg/An -9.6%
2018 198 kg/An +10.6%
2019 199 kg/An +0.5%
2020 198 kg/An -0.5%
2021 198 kg/An +0.0%
2022 198 kg/An +0.0%
2023 198 kg/An +0.0%
2024 198 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 206.44 kg/An 198 kg/An 221 kg/An 9
1970s 239.8 kg/An 214 kg/An 374 kg/An 10
1980s 296.7 kg/An 246 kg/An 469 kg/An 10
1990s 274.4 kg/An 177 kg/An 889 kg/An 10
2000s 188.4 kg/An 181 kg/An 203 kg/An 10
2010s 197.1 kg/An 179 kg/An 204 kg/An 10
2020s 198 kg/An 198 kg/An 198 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 4 Lithuania 362 kg/An compare
  2. 4 Viet Nam 157 kg/An compare
  3. 5 Belgium 317 kg/An compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 150 kg/An compare
  5. 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 300 kg/An compare
  6. 6 Slovakia 300 kg/An compare
  7. 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 286 kg/An compare
  8. 8 Finland 286 kg/An compare
  9. 10 France 284 kg/An compare
  10. 10 Latvia 284 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Europe?
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Europe was 198 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 889 kg/An in 1991.
What is the lowest horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 177 kg/An in 1995.
How does Eastern Europe rank for horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Eastern Europe ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is horse meat, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Horse meat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
116 places, 6,368 data points, 1961–2024
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